Well, I sent one an hour ago, repying-to one of Dan's many messages that didn't make it to the list. This time I'm replying-to Larry's that DID make it, so that may be the ticket. Either way, it looks like I have one more thing to do today. I know you guys are tired of this, but I may just bring the old kr...@mailinglists.com back up and subscribe everybody on this list to that one, if I can. I have about 10 messages already that I was cc'd on from Dan, Ed, and others, that made it to me, but not to the list. Houston, we have a problem here.
Just in case this one makes it, I'll cut and paste it below: I've looked for the perfect mufflers for my Corvair engine for months, but everything I find is big, heavy, and expensive. Just for kicks, I thought I'd check out stock VW air-cooled Beetle tailpipes. They fit my 1.5" stainless exhaust tubing perfectly with their 1.375" outside diameter (I might not ever get them out though), merely act as a chrome-plated exhaust extension, weigh 9 ounces each, and cost $2.75 a piece! Although they will not be tested for performance until later on this summer, right now I have no doubt that these will quieten the engine considerably, while also protecting the bottom of the plane (NACA ducts) during extended ground-run testing. There's a photo at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/corvair/03052321m.jpg . Note the zillion wires to the left, which are instrumentation for the Engine Information System, which is now outdated by a new and improved system, but will still work nicely for what I need. Today I'm working on the aluminum intake system and trying to finish up the dual stick setup. That and a new puppy, a funeral, and a softball game with the 8 year-olds... Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL N56ML "at" hiwaay.net see KR2S project at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford
